What is McCoy Potters?
McCoy Pottery is American ceramics produced by McCoy Pottery Company. McCoy Pottery Company has changed their names and owners several times during its existence, making it difficult to give examples of authentic McCoy Pottery. These problems have been complicated by the fact that McCoy potters are often not marked, reflecting the fact that it has been produced in bulk for everyday use, not with regard to collectors. In 1848, the McCoy Pottery family McCoy was produced, although many people with McCoy Pottery until 1910, when the sanitary stoneware of Nelson McCoy was established. During the sixties, McCoy Pottery was produced and sold wide. However, the company has undergone a number of sales and new owners and the accompanying decline in production until 1990, while McCoy Pottery has finally stopped.
Because McCoy Potters has been produced for many years, it is quite differentwill give the composition. In general, they are stoneware with simple glazes characterized by relatively rough methods of production. McCoy's real pottery tends to have very strong walls and bottoms, and it's hard for its size, with a slightly clumsy feeling. The glaze used are quite variable, as well as ceramics designs. The company is probably the most famous with its biscuits, including a series of biscuits with a cartoon "Mammy", but it is also possible to find McCoy Cups, plates, vases, etc.
This pottery company in the United States has created huge volumes of ceramics and was one of the most distributed brands. For this reason, it could be expected to find a lot of McCoy Potters on the market. However, this is not necessarily. Many pieces broke or disappeared over time, as is happening in goods in daily use, and there are many imitations on the market.
People who want to collect McCoy Potters should get acquainted with the brands used by the company to identify its pots. Many guides of gulfRates of ceramics have illustrations of different brands used, along with examples of real McCoy pottery, which include information about the dimensions of the original pieces, along with the glazing used. For people who are not familiar with McCoy Potters, it is to ask an experienced advisor to come to buy trips